oleic acid
An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive…An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.
Ölsäure
олеиновая кислота́oleinovaja kislotá
a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils
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Synonyms
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11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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